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The best corduroy blazers

The secret cool of The Graduate's clobber

The best corduroy blazers
03 November 2010

From Robert Redford in The Way We Were to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, the retro staple is this winter’s must-own. Here our style director picks out 8 of the seasons finest for sir's perusal.

Soft grey three-button cord blazer with bleach ‘weathered’ effect

£345 by POLO RALPH LAUREN; ralphlauren.co.uk

(Best with jeans)


Moss green two-button blazer

£165 by UNIVERSAL WORKS AT MY-WARDROBE.COM; my-wardrobe.com


Ebony two-button blazer with peaked lapels

£150 by BANANA REPUBLIC; bananarepublic.gap.eu


Lychen three-button cord blazer

£285 by MARGARET HOWELL; margarethowell.co.uk

(Style director's choice)


Labrador brown three-button cord blazer

£445 by POLO RALPH LAUREN; ralphlauren.co.uk

(Blow the budget)


Midnight blue four-button cord blazer

£245 by NIGEL HALL; nigelhallmenswear.co.uk


Seal grey two-button cord blazer

£165 by UNIVERSAL WORKS AT URBAN OUTFITTERS; urbanoutfitters.co.uk


Wet pine two-button cord blazer

£40 by URBAN RENEWAL AT URBAN OUTFITTERS; urbanoutfitters.co.uk